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PERFUME BOTTLE
PERFUME BOTTLE
11.227
Unknown
ca. 1850
The perfume bottle is tear-shaped with hinges along the sides, and a long narrow neck. The glass bottle is entirely covered by a gold openwork cage of vines with a pair of birds and a nest on...
MAGNIFYING GLASS
MAGNIFYING GLASS
11.229
Cartier (Firm)
20th c.
The magnifying glass has a round piece of glass which is mounted in the end of a long pointed handle. The handle can be used as a paper cutter. It is narrow and tapers to a point.
MAGNIFYING GLASS
MAGNIFYING GLASS
11.230
Ayre and Taylor Co. (Jeweler)
20th c.
The magnifying glass is mounted in gold. Attached to the glass is the handle. The upper part of the handle is made from gold while the lower part is made from ivory. The gold handle has a collar...
PERFUME BOTTLE
PERFUME BOTTLE
11.26.2-3
Unknown
unknown
The egg is made in gold openwork with elaborate scrolls which are engraved and have details picked out in royal blue enamel. The blue and gold is emphasized by a red silk lining seen through the...
BOX WITH MINIATURE OF NICHOLAS I
BOX WITH MINIATURE OF NICHOLAS I
11.43
Carl Ekqvist (Jeweler)
c. 1853
The box's curved shape, typical of the rococo revival style of the mid-XIX century, is decorated with an allover chased and engraved scroll design that is intermingled with flowers and leaves. The...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST
11.70.1
Fabergé (Firm)
1886-1898
The opening for the picture is made of gold with beading. About this is a bowenite panel with a garland of leaves carved in green gold, intertwined about a red gold band. Outer frame has two...
LORGNETTES
LORGNETTES
11.84
Fabergé (Firm)
1907-1908
The handle of the lorgnette is enameled in pale green on a guilloche ground, cut to imitate the undulating patterns of a satin fabric. At both ends are mounts of acanthus leaves and other, more...
TABLE CLOCK
TABLE CLOCK
11.90
Fabergé (Firm)
1898-1903
The face of the clock is numbered in black and has two fine arms in red gold. It is set within a narrow frame in red gold set with seed pearls and with an outer border in white enamel. Beyond this...
BISHOP'S PECTORAL CROSS AND CHAIN
BISHOP'S PECTORAL CROSS AND CHAIN
12.120
Grigorii Pankrat’ev (Jeweler)
1874-1908
The cross is in openwork and set with glass pastes in imitation of diamonds on the body of the cross and with a row of glass pastes in imitation of emeralds along the arms of the cross. In the...
REGIMENTAL DESK CLOCK
REGIMENTAL DESK CLOCK
12.153
Fabergé (Firm)
c. 1896
This clock was presented by the officers of the Imperial Horse Guards to Grand Duke Pavel Aleksandrovich, uncle of Nicholas II and their regimental commander, on the occasion of the end of his...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF QUEEN LOUISE OF DENMARK
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF QUEEN LOUISE OF DENMARK
12.178
Fabergé (Firm)
1886-1898
The frame has an engraved background with pale blue translucent enamel over chevron engine turning. The oval for the miniature has two borders, one of beading and the other of engraved laurel...
LARGE ROUND BOX WITH LINER AND COVER FROM A DRESSING TABLE SET (ONE OF TWO)
LARGE ROUND BOX WITH LINER AND COVER FROM A DRESSING TABLE SET (ONE OF TWO)
12.188.10-12
Aucoc (Firm)
c. 1848
The silver surfaces of all pieces are chased with elaborate patterns of scrolls interspersed with shells, flowers, and acanthus leaves on a stippled ground. The upright pieces are topped by the...